| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fresh) SG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) SF - Robert Mace (fresh) PF - Tracy Ferguson (fresh) C - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fresh) SG - Victor Vento (fresh) SF - Michael Harden (fresh) PF - Arnold Durrant (fresh) C - Peter Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Curry - foul #1 on Victor Curry, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson is hacked by Victor Vento - foul #1 on Victor Vento, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Mace | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Victor Vento loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Robert Mace is blocked by Peter Walker | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Victor Curry misses badly on a runner from the right block | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Harden - foul #1 on Michael Harden, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson banks in the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Michael Harden is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Harden, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Paul Chan (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Travis Richards (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Victor Curry, Victor Vento, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant, Peter Walker | |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:21 | Syracuse | Paul Chan's pass is intercepted by Christopher Osteen in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Osteen | 8-2 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-2 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner gets the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Robert Mace takes the ball from Rudy Huff | 8-2 |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen hits the finger roll set up by Robert Mace | 10-2 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Travis Richards is hacked by Joseph Higgins - foul #1 on Joseph Higgins, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (PG), Joseph Wada (SG), Kenneth Dewey (SF), Joseph Cox (PF), Darrell Malbrough (C) Joseph Higgins, Christopher Osteen, Robert Mace, Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Johnny Armes (SG), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Glenn Benner, Paul Chan, Travis Richards, Rudy Huff | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey can't connect on a shot from the right block | 10-4 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | Victor Curry grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:58 | Syracuse | Peter Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Meadows (fresh) SG - Joseph Wada (fresh) SF - Kenneth Dewey (fresh) PF - Joseph Cox (fresh) C - Darrell Malbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fairly fresh) SG - Johnny Armes (fresh) SF - Stanley Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlton Janney (fresh) C - Peter Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-7 |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Victor Curry - foul #2 on Victor Curry, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Joseph Wada, Kenneth Dewey, Joseph Cox, Darrell Malbrough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Travis Richards (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF) Victor Curry, Johnny Armes, Stanley Pollard, Carlton Janney | |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Meadows - foul #1 on Robert Meadows, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG) Robert Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Victor Vento misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:56 | Syracuse | Victor Vento scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Durrant | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Travis Richards - foul #1 on Travis Richards, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG) Glenn Benner | |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Kirk Taylor picks off the pass by Peter Walker in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 13-9 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Arnold Durrant | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Travis Richards misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Mace - foul #1 on Robert Mace, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Christopher Osteen (SG) Kirk Taylor, Melvin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rudy Huff (C) Peter Walker | |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Travis Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Tracy Ferguson | 13-10 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Travis Richards | |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Victor Vento knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Higgins | 15-12 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Victor Vento clanks a jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 13:10 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen double dribbles | 15-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (PG), Joseph Wada (SG), Kenneth Dewey (SF), Joseph Cox (PF), Darrell Malbrough (C) Joseph Higgins, Christopher Osteen, Robert Mace, Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Travis Richards (SF), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Paul Chan, Stanley Pollard, Arnold Durrant, Rudy Huff | |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner is hacked by Robert Meadows in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Meadows, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG) Robert Meadows | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Victor Vento misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Malbrough - foul #1 on Darrell Malbrough, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG) Glenn Benner | |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Victor Vento makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:51 | Syracuse | Victor Vento misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:51 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Darrell Malbrough | 15-13 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey jams it set up by Joseph Higgins | 17-13 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough connects on the open floater in the lane set up by Joseph Wada | 19-15 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Joseph Cox denies the turnaround by Travis Richards | 19-15 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Wada (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Dewey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Cox (fairly fresh) C - Darrell Malbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Johnny Armes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Vento (tired) 5 pts. SF - Travis Richards (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Carlton Janney (fairly fresh) C - Peter Walker (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Higgins | 21-15 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney lays it in on a great pass from Victor Vento | 21-17 |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | Travis Richards picks off the pass by Kenneth Dewey in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Darrell Malbrough steps in front of the Travis Richards pass | 21-17 |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 21-17 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox tips it home | 23-17 |
| 10:57 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Higgins - foul #2 on Joseph Higgins, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG), Melvin Ferguson (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Joseph Higgins, Joseph Wada, Kenneth Dewey, Joseph Cox, Darrell Malbrough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Paul Chan (SG), Stanley Pollard (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Johnny Armes, Victor Vento, Travis Richards, Carlton Janney, Peter Walker | |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Chan | 23-19 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Durrant | 23-19 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Stanley Pollard takes the ball from Leroy Benedetti | 23-19 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Kirk Taylor | 26-21 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff connects on the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Leroy Benedetti - foul #1 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Christopher Osteen (SG), Kenneth Dewey (SF) Kirk Taylor, Melvin Ferguson, Robert Mace | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Vento (SG) Paul Chan | |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-23 |
| 09:13 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Benner - foul #1 on Glenn Benner, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Travis Richards (SF), Peter Walker (C) Stanley Pollard, Rudy Huff | |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant hits the finger roll | 28-26 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is fouled on the floor by Peter Walker - foul #1 on Peter Walker, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF), Joseph Cox (C) Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF), Carlton Janney (PF) Travis Richards, Arnold Durrant | |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 08:23 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney tips it home | 30-28 |
| 08:04 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey loses the dribble to Stanley Pollard | 30-28 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard blows the layup | 30-28 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Joseph Cox | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Wada (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Osteen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mace (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Dewey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Glenn Benner (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Victor Vento (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Pollard (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlton Janney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Walker (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Osteen | 33-28 |
| 07:18 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG), Melvin Ferguson (SG), Darrell Malbrough (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Joseph Wada, Christopher Osteen, Robert Mace, Kenneth Dewey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG), Paul Chan (SG), Travis Richards (SF), Arnold Durrant (PF), Rudy Huff (C) Glenn Benner, Victor Vento, Stanley Pollard, Carlton Janney, Peter Walker | |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 33-28 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Rudy Huff | 33-28 |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Paul Chan connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Johnny Armes and he's hacked by Melvin Ferguson - foul #1 on Melvin Ferguson, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF) Joseph Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:48 | Syracuse | Paul Chan makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Kirk Taylor and the foul's on Travis Richards - foul #2 on Travis Richards, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson (PF) Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard (SF) Travis Richards | |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 06:18 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 36-31 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Paul Chan double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Kenneth Dewey (SF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Melvin Ferguson, Robert Mace, Darrell Malbrough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Johnny Armes, Arnold Durrant, Rudy Huff | |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey's pass is intercepted by Carlton Janney | 36-31 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Stanley Pollard is denied on a layup by Tracy Ferguson | 36-31 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 05:05 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stanley Pollard - foul #1 on Stanley Pollard, team foul #10 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Joseph Cox (PF) Kirk Taylor, Tracy Ferguson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Johnny Armes (PG), Victor Vento (SG) Paul Chan, Glenn Benner | |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Osteen and the foul's on Victor Vento - foul #2 on Victor Vento, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson (PF) Kenneth Dewey | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (SG), Arnold Durrant (PF) Victor Vento, Carlton Janney | |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Peter Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 04:21 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF) Tracy Ferguson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (SG), Rudy Huff (C) Paul Chan, Peter Walker | |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Arnold Durrant is called for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carlton Janney (PF) Arnold Durrant | |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG) Joseph Wada | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Benedetti - foul #2 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #9 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Darrell Malbrough (PF) Kirk Taylor, Christopher Osteen, Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Victor Curry (PG), Victor Vento (SG), Michael Harden (SF), Travis Richards (PF) Glenn Benner, Johnny Armes, Stanley Pollard, Carlton Janney | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Rudy Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Meadows (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Mace (tired) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Malbrough (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Cox (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Victor Curry (fresh) SG - Victor Vento (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harden (fresh) PF - Travis Richards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Rudy Huff (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Higgins and he's hacked by Victor Vento - foul #3 on Victor Vento, team foul #12 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson (PF) Joseph Cox | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (SG), Carlton Janney (PF) Victor Vento, Rudy Huff | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Paul Chan is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson (SG) Robert Mace | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Ferguson | 46-32 |
| 02:54 | Syracuse | Victor Curry is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Curry, team foul #13 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (SF), Joseph Cox (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Melvin Ferguson, Tracy Ferguson, Darrell Malbrough | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Benner (PG), Johnny Armes (SG), Arnold Durrant (PF) Victor Curry, Paul Chan, Carlton Janney | |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows is fouled on the floor by Johnny Armes - foul #1 on Johnny Armes, team foul #14 | 46-32 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 02:37 | Syracuse | Travis Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner loses the dribble to Kenneth Dewey | 47-32 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Dewey | 49-32 |
| 02:01 | Syracuse | Johnny Armes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-32 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Travis Richards gets the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 01:49 | Syracuse | Travis Richards makes the jumper from close range | 49-34 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is hacked by Michael Harden - foul #3 on Michael Harden, team foul #15 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Darrell Malbrough (C) Robert Meadows, Kenneth Dewey, Joseph Cox, Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Chan (PG), Carlton Janney (PF), Peter Walker (C) Johnny Armes, Michael Harden, Arnold Durrant | |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-34 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Glenn Benner double dribbles | 51-34 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 51-34 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Paul Chan gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 00:27 | Syracuse | Travis Richards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-34 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Carlton Janney snags the offensive board | 51-34 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Travis Richards clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-34 |